RISI e BISI

This is a simple and very tasty Italian dish, a mix of cooked rice , pancetta and peas in a small amount of thick stock and sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese . Melt 25gm of butter / marg and 1 tbs of rice bran oil together in a pan . Add 3 chopped rashers of pancetta , 1 tbs of minced garlic and 1 onion peeled and chopped . Gently fry till until the onion has softened . Add 1/2 tsp of castor sugar , 1 dsp of lemon juice and 1 dsp of dried marjoram . Now pour in 1300ml of vegetable stock into a large pot and add the contents of the pan . Add 200gm of short grain rice and cook uncovered for 20 minutes . At the end of cooking time stir in 200gm of frozen peas . When the peas have defrosted and the rice is cooked , stir through 3 tbs of chopped mixed herbs and grated Parmesan . Season with salt and pepper . Serve with fine strips of orange rind .